... the Treaty ensure that Germany would never regain the economic and militaristic strength needed to return to dominance in Europe. This loss of nationalistic beliefs paved the way for the 'Dolchstosslegende myth' (the 'stab in the back' mentality), meaning that neither the army nor the Kaiser was to be blamed for the WWI defeat. The myth undermined the faith that ... many Germans had in the new republic and was used to attack the new democracy that lacked the moral support of the German citizens. This lack of public support can be further attributed to ... a coup d'etat on Ber...

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